Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30
BIG BUILDINGS,
Brief Notes Gathered From BUSY Rurlae,

Brief Notes Gathered From BUSY Builders.
|. For the past two days building operations
has to some extent been suspended owing 20
the disagreeable weather; but yesterday, a
bright, sunny Kansas day, again brought out
the workmen and artisans, and on all sides
could be heard the sound of the hammer and
trowel. Piles Of building material are still
to be seen partly blocking the streets or side
walks: and verything goes on with the same
vim and energy as in the earlier months of
the year.
The elegant Fletcher building on North
Main street, opposite the Occidental still
continuous to move skyward. The superior
stone work of The front arches and entrances
Is completed and give to this building an APP
pearsnce of great beauty and strength. The
carpenters were yesterday placing timbers
for the interior OF the second story.
| The fourth and las. story of the addition
to the rear Of the Getto building yesterday
/ engaged the attention of the workmen. 1t
soon will be completed and add still moro to
the appearance of this massive and beautiful
structure.
At the Rouse-Blackwelder building now
under course Of erection at the corner of
| First and Ma ket, the carpenters were put.
ting down the joists for the second story
| door and the masons were laying Trick for
the second story walls. One OF the most at
tractive features of this block is the stone
trimmings used, all Lake Superior brown
stone The main anteraura now oo,pnla,ad
is o1e of the most attractive of any building
in the state. The iron work is heavy and
well able to sustain twice the weight to be
placed upon it.
Work upon the Smith. Skinner block, fur
Their down Market and just south of the opera
house, is progressing rapidly. The first floor
Is laid, and the interior walls almost complet.
ed to the first story. The part now complet-
ed gives the appearance Of building of
strength as well as architectural beauty.
| Work upon the Zennimeger block is not al
lowed to dag. A full force Of men are
busily engaged; the carpenters at putting
down the lthird story floor, and the
brick masons at the brick work of
last story. The walls are thick and we'll
built, while the stone work ad Is still more to
the appearance of solidity and strength of
| the structure.
The ZImmerlY building is still going up.
The original plans were for four-story build
ing. but it is now thought that it viii be
made five stories. The large white
foundation stones for the front
are in position and the row of iron
pillars Of the lower room having been
erected, the carpenters were at work yester-
| day placing the joists of the second story
TIE Stem Houck block on South Lawrence
| is now exteriorly completed; and a fine, sub
s'antial building it is. Yesterday the lower
floors were being laid, while the up
per stories are now ready for
the plasters who viii in very short time
commence work.
Toe store room built by Mr.. Daisy Just
east on William is completed and will soon
have occupants.
The opera house which has attracted so
much atten ton in the past is again begin
ming to present busy scene. Men were at
work yesterday cleaning away the
debris; brick and stones are being
dressed and cleared of mortar ready
for building purposes. MIR. Ferce, the super
intendent OF the building, says he will COM
mence work Monday and will push it through
as rapidly as weather will permit, hoping to
have the building completed oy the 1st to the
10Th OF January, 1888. The west plaster of
the north wall will be torn down to the first
story In order to remove cracked stone. the
other walls will remain and be built upon
after the plans as formerly made
On Topeka in the first block south of
Douglas is the Pollock and Pierce building,
now up to the third story. 1t is structure
erected after 6 neat and attractive design,
with pressed brick front, of fifty feet and a
dtpth of 100 feet
About the same distance north OF Douglas
On the same avenue ha,. been commenced by
MIR. Mitchell three-story business block 50x
100. One of the striking features of this
structure viii be the front, built from stones
sawed the size Of st. Louis pressed brick and
artistically laid; the trimming will be of
stone
The Richland block is now completed but
opposite in Is in progress OF erection the
Schweiter Mossbacher block The arch of
white stone above the center entrance is a
beautiful piece of architectural work. The
side and rear walls are up to the third g. DRY
and the carpenters were yesterday putting
down the third floor joists.
At the Episcopal church work has not been |
pushed this week. but on Monday full force |
of ms n viii begin and then the wor, viii |
bs rushed throughto completion as fast as |
possible
Work on the Garfield University still con-
tinues; one wing is under roof and the
plasterers have commenced upon the interior |
Brick work was yesterday commenced upon
the school building to be erected on Second |
street opposite st. Aloysius church 1t is |
expected that the brick work OF this beauti- |
full structure will be completed in fifteen
days.
Out on East Douglas there hes been 10 |
lack OF enterprise and energy shown in this |
There is the Rock Island depot.
The brick work was vest erday interesting |
force OF men, the two wings, howev.r,
have the brick work completed and the rafters |
in position On the opposite side Of the |
street is the Miller Stone building, the soun-
dation OF which is Tow completed. Further |
out the bricklsyers are completing the Rush
ing building, and soon the seven new store
rooms within il viii be thrown open for the
OF business At the corner of |